Idioms with get

Gets the message

- Ex: My boyfriend just never get the message. I keep dropping hits about his awful cooking but he takes no notice.

Got the short (or wrong) end of the stick

- Ex: When we spoke on the phone I got the wrong end of the stick. I thought the party was at their house, but it isn't-it's at Mike and Jane's.

Getting anywhere

Any progress, something difficult. Ex.1: I'm not getting anywhere with this crossword. Ex.2: I wasn't getting anywhere by repeating eleventh grade.

Gets on my nerves

Being angry, annoyed, irritates. Ex: Everything about her irritates me, her voice, her smile-everything! She really gets on my nerves!

Get a life

Ex: You're 35 and you're still living with your parents! Get a life!

Get a real

For impossible situations, be realistic. Ex: There's no way you can afford that car! Get real!

Getting on

Gaining. Ex: Your grandfather must be getting on a bit, isn't he? = Is he in his eighties now?

Get ___ own way

Get what you want. Ex: She always gets her own way. He just does whatever she tells him.

Get on like a house on fire

In a correct way. Ex: They seem to have exactly the same tastes and interests. They get on like a house on fire.

Get __ act together

Organize, compose yourself. Ex: Her exam is in two weeks and she hasn't even started studying. She really needs to get her act together.